![]() ![]() Cahill's command of rich historical detail makes medieval cities and their colorful characters come to alive." The Los Angeles TimesĪfter the long period of decline known as the Dark Ages, medieval Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today, from the entry of women into professions that had long been closed to them to the early investigations into alchemy that would form the basis of experimental science. From the national bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilizationa fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements. ![]()
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